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Hnefatafl: the Game of the Vikings
A website discussing the Hnefatafl, a game played by the Scandinavian peoples during the middle ages.
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How to defraud your lord on the medieval manor
Here are six ways to commit fraud explained by Robert Carpenter in the 13th century.
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The Viking city that WILL rise from the depths
Jorvik, York's most famous museum, found itself under water following the Boxing Day floods that deluged York.
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Sheffield experts unearth Saxon island in Lincolnshire field
Experts from Sheffield have discovered the remains of an Anglo-Saxon island in Lincolnshire, said to be one of the most important archaeological finds in decades.
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Take a Virtual Tour of Hieronymus Bosch’s Bewildering Masterpiece The Garden of Earthly Delights
An interactive documentary
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Witch Marks, Curses, and Magic in the Neglected History of Medieval Graffiti
The ornamentation of medieval churches is often associated with the elite: stained glass windows, ornately carved pews, and memorial monuments to lords and knights. However, carved right into the structure of the building, in the dark corners and beneath the whitewash on the walls, are less visible traces of the lower and middle class: graffiti.
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Medieval Math Problems
In his article “Old-Fashioning versus Newfangled: Reading and Writing Numbers, 1200-1500,” math historian John Crossley explains that even by the end of the Middle Ages many writers had a lot of difficulty understanding how numbers worked, and preferred using the older system of Roman numerals.
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Britons still live in Anglo-Saxon tribal kingdoms, Oxford University finds
A new genetic map of Britain shows that there has been little movement between areas of Britain which were former tribal kingdoms in Anglo-Saxon England.
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Scientists finally get under the skin of a 13th century publishing mystery
The ultra-thin ‘uterine’ vellum of medieval books has puzzled scientists for years. Is it really made of foetal tissue? Scientists have found the truth at last. By Tim Radford.
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The Night the Moon exploded and other Lunar tales from the Middle Ages
People in the Middle Ages asked what was the moon made of? How far away was it? Could it make my child vindictive? Here is what they found out.
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